January 2011 - Work Environment Council

Press Statement In Response to Environmental Protection Agency Action To Force NJ Ambulance Company to Stop Using Toxic Fogger

New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC) Director Rick Engler issued this statement responding to EPA's action ordering a New Jersey ambulance company to cease using misting machines to disinfect its vehicles with toxic chemicals that have sickened workers. Go to the EPA Press Release. Go to the New York Times online coverage. See the Press Release here

By WEC Staff|2011-01-12T19:00:00-05:00January 12th, 2011|Press Releases|Comments Off

EPA Wades in to Battle Over Hospital Disinfectant

U.S. EPA is interceding in a New Jersey public-health flap that could have national implications, ordering a hospital services company to stop disinfecting its ambulances with finely misted pesticides after a local union complained of workers falling ill. See Article Here

By WEC Staff|2011-01-11T02:35:00-05:00January 11th, 2011|WEC in the News|Comments Off

EPA Orders Ambulance Company to Stop Using Fogger

Acknowledging that workers have become ill after exposure to disinfectant chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week ordered a New Jersey ambulance company to cease using fogging machines to sanitize its vehicles. See Article Here

By WEC Staff|2011-01-08T02:36:00-05:00January 8th, 2011|WEC in the News|Comments Off

Monthly Archives: January 2011

Press Statement In Response to Environmental Protection Agency Action To Force NJ Ambulance Company to Stop Using Toxic Fogger

EPA Wades in to Battle Over Hospital Disinfectant

EPA Orders Ambulance Company to Stop Using Fogger